Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 115Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1927 - American literature |
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Page 13
... talk - not exactly with the tongues of men and angels — but in a wet blubbery jargon of his own . " Buh , " was bread ; " wuh , " was water ; " guh , " meant play , and also stood for " more sugar on my bread . " Thus he made known his ...
... talk - not exactly with the tongues of men and angels — but in a wet blubbery jargon of his own . " Buh , " was bread ; " wuh , " was water ; " guh , " meant play , and also stood for " more sugar on my bread . " Thus he made known his ...
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... talk about geography . All about rivers and oceans and steppes— 99 Guggy seemed intelligently con- cerned . " What's a steppe ? " he asked . " Don't you know what a steppe is ? " " Nope . We haven't had steppes yet . We're only up to ...
... talk about geography . All about rivers and oceans and steppes— 99 Guggy seemed intelligently con- cerned . " What's a steppe ? " he asked . " Don't you know what a steppe is ? " " Nope . We haven't had steppes yet . We're only up to ...
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... talk , the intelligent thing is to lay the poor young dears to one side , and devote a little con- sideration to the modern mother . That is where the trouble lies , and by reason of a recent and rather painful experience , the ...
... talk , the intelligent thing is to lay the poor young dears to one side , and devote a little con- sideration to the modern mother . That is where the trouble lies , and by reason of a recent and rather painful experience , the ...
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... talk , my children have had fixed bed hours , and were taught to realize that it was a rule that permitted no argument . When my daughter was thirteen , she was given an extension of time and now goes to bed at half past eight , one ...
... talk , my children have had fixed bed hours , and were taught to realize that it was a rule that permitted no argument . When my daughter was thirteen , she was given an extension of time and now goes to bed at half past eight , one ...
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... talk to . " " I didn't know , " and Sybil was conscious of a chagrin so transitory that it merged to a humorous con- sideration of its origin . " I didn't know I was being a consolation ! " " You think that was a little bit derogatory ...
... talk to . " " I didn't know , " and Sybil was conscious of a chagrin so transitory that it merged to a humorous con- sideration of its origin . " I didn't know I was being a consolation ! " " You think that was a little bit derogatory ...
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